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560th Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club feat. Peter S. Cohan
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559th Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club feat. Steven Hoffman
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Cannabis chief outlines challenges, progress
WORCESTER - If there’s one thing that Steven Hoffman, chairman of the state Cannabis Control Commission, wishes he could change about the state law that legalized adult-use marijuana, it would be to do what Illinois did in its legislation: divert some of the marijuana...
Boston Children’s Hospital president: ‘Enabling others to build the best pediatric care’
WORCESTER - Founded 150 years ago on the simple idea of taking care of kids, Boston Children’s Hospital still revolves around that core principle, but President and CEO Sandra Fenwick said there’s much, much more to the story. Before her keynote address to the 558th...
558th Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club feat. Sandra L. Fenwick
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Economist sheds light on financial markets in talk at Holy Cross
WORCESTER - A former government economist outlined the complexities involved in analyzing and regulating U.S. financial markets at the Worcester Economic Club’s 557th meeting at the College of the Holy Cross Thursday night.Dr. Jeffrey H. Harris is...
‘To prosper you can’t have a static strategy’ – Hanover Insurance CEO Jack Roche to Worcester Economic Club
WORCESTER - How a company makes money today might not be how a company makes money tomorrow, said Jack Roche, president and chief executive officer of the Hanover Insurance Group, said in an interview Thursday night. Ahead of a talk at the Worcester Economic Club’s...
556th Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club feat. John C. Roche
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555th Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club feat. Steven Malanga
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UMass president Martin Meehan sees public higher ed system as part of urban revitalization
WORCESTER - University of Massachusetts President Martin Meehan noted that in-state enrollment at the state’s elite private colleges has been declining for 30 years. Before giving a talk at the Worcester Economic Club’s 554th meeting Wednesday night at the...